Andy Burnham and Labour’s position in the immigration debate | Letters

Andy Burnham (Let’s take back control of the immigration debate, 17 December) says that Labour activists have “had no answer” about free movement of labour for those (often prompted by the rightwing press) who expressed concern about pressure on jobs, wages, housing and schools. Some of us did. There were some jobs that local people would not take, not just low-paid jobs. In construction, or driving buses, firms had to recruit in eastern Europe. If wages are depressed, that&rsq